A Pure Theory Of Democracy

Author : Antonio García-Trevijano
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 0761848576
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Pure Theory of Democracy written by Antonio García-Trevijano and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2009-09-30 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This is not a democracy,' Antonio Garc'a-Trevijano denounces in the first pages of this book. To confront the great lie that Europe does have democratic regimes, a lie rooted in people's confounding of the liberties they enjoy with the political freedom that they lack, the author builds a realistic theory of democracy to end the false idea that corruption, state crime, and public immorality are democracy's (undesirable) products and not the natural and inevitable fruits of oligarchic regimes. Thanks to a superb review of the events that mark the history of democracy, the author reveals the obstacles that, from the 17th century English revolution, the United States' War of Independence, and the French Revolution, opposed political freedom, deviating old Europe's democratic possibilities toward the current parties' state. There exist important theories of the state and of constitution, but none that can be called a theory of democracy. Antonio Garc'a-Trevijano's original theory, a modern synthesis of Rousseau's pure democracy and Montesquieu's political freedom, responds to European need for a theory of democracy as a real alternative to the corrupted parties' regime that was engendered by Western pragmatism during the Cold War.

Author : Geoffrey Brennan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521585248
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy and Decision written by Geoffrey Brennan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-03-13 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The significance of this account should be clear. If, as economists frequently assert, proper diagnosis of the disease is a crucial prerequisite to treatment, then the design of appropriate democratic institutions depends critically on a coherent analysis of the way the electoral process works and the perversities to which it is prone. The claim is that the interest-based account incorrectly diagnoses the disease. Accordingly, this book ends with an account of the institutional protections that go with expressive voting."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Harry Eckstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Theory of Stable Democracy written by Harry Eckstein and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sandrine Baume
Publisher : ECPR Press
ISBN 13 : 1907301607
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hans Kelsen and the Case for Democracy written by Sandrine Baume and published by ECPR Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hans Kelsen and the Case for Democracy is a contextual analysis of this famous jurist's political thought.

Author : Philip Green
Publisher : Humanities Press International
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy written by Philip Green and published by Humanities Press International. This book was released on 1993 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Antonio García-Trevijano
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0761848568
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Pure Theory of Democracy written by Antonio García-Trevijano and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author builds a realistic theory of democracy to end the false idea that corruption, state crime, and public immorality are democracy's (undesirable) products, not the natural and inevitable fruits of oligarchic regimes. Important theories of the state and constitution exist, but none can be called a theory of democracy.

Author : Larry Alan Busk
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1786615266
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy in Spite of the Demos written by Larry Alan Busk and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The value of democracy is taken for granted today, even by those interested in criticizing the fundamental structures of society. Things would be better, the argument goes, if only things were more democratic. The word “democracy” means “the power of the people,” and scholars with a critical and progressive outlook often invoke this meaning as a way of justifying the honorific status accorded to the term: the power of the people to resist racism, sexism, imperialism, climate change, etc. But if the people have the power to resist these structures of domination and inequality, they also have the power to reinforce them. By treating democracy as an end in itself, political theorists of a critical bent overwhelmingly assume that the demos, if given the opportunity, will advance progressive or even radical politics. But given the recent successes of right-wing populism, and the persistence of pathological views such as climate skepticism, is this assumption still warranted? If not, then can democracy really save us?

Author : W H 1849-1923 Mallock
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781020811852
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Limits of Pure Democracy written by W H 1849-1923 Mallock and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thought-provoking treatise, W. H. Mallock argues that the idea of pure democracy - or government based purely on the will of the people - is fundamentally flawed. Drawing on examples from history and philosophy, Mallock argues that democracy, in practice, often leads to tyranny, and that a more nuanced system of government - one that includes elements of aristocracy and monarchy - is necessary for the preservation of individual freedoms and the common good. Written in elegant prose, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in political theory and the nature of democracy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Keith Graham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Democracy written by Keith Graham and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Anthony Harold Birch
Publisher : London : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780415091084
Total Pages : 260 pages
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Download or read book The Concepts and Theories of Modern Democracy written by Anthony Harold Birch and published by London : Routledge. This book was released on 1993 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birch defines for introductory students the principle concepts used in the discourse of democratic politics and the normative theories that underlie them. He also summarizes controversies surrounding methods of analysis